Exercising apparatus



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EXERC I S ING APPARATUS Dec. 13, 1932.

Filed June 18. 195o iff f5@ 5 1M ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 13, 1932 PATENT orificeg VOSIEKEIaf{.l'.,SHOEMAKER, OF `CLAVYSON, MICHIGAN EXERCISING VAll1?'ARLA'JI'US Application led June 18,

My invention relates to an amusement and exercising apparatus for children, and an object of my improvements is to provide a compact, strong and readily assembled apparatus adapted to be adjusted to diiierent requirements, and that may be cheaply constructed.

Two children may use my apparatus at the same time, sitting in positions facing each other, and thus a sociable feature is introduced in the use of the apparatus.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a side view of an apparatus embodying my invention, partly broken away to show its construction, and the units of the pair of movable parts are adjusted to different heights.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, partly in section on the line II, II, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an inverted planV view of a part of one of the supporting springs and a foot support showing the means of fastening these parts together.

Figure 4 is a section on the line IV, IV, Figure 3, not inverted.

Figure 5 is a section on the line V, V, Figure 4.

2, 2 is the supporting base. This may be made-up of vplank 3, of the form shown in Figure l, placed with its breadth in a vertical ends of the girder 3, and extending vequally on both sides of the same, and forming the pedestals of the supporting base. 15 is a vertical groove at the center of the inside face of each of the cross pieces 4, 4, this groove is of a width such that the ends of the girder 3 will Iit closely therein. 16 indicates a transverse hole, adjacent to each end of the girder 3, and 17 is a hole bored in from the end of :5 hole 16.

plane. 4, 4 are cross pieces placed at thev the girder into the transverse hole 16. 18 is Y19730; )Serial No. 462,075.

5;andl6 are spring bars, secured at i-their lowergends upon opposite sides laterallywof theigirder 3,'and upon opposite sides longitudnally of the center of lsaid girder, .and .extendingslantingly in opposite directions,-"f55 sofasto pass each other.

Each of the-springs ,5 fand=6 is pivotally secured to thegirderrf-,n fat its lower end, by a horizontalvbolt 7 or :8,

V:extending through an eye formed atthe lower :end of the. spring, andat its upper endfisgpro-io ,vided with a seat V5b or 6b, which seatswface each other. 5a and 6a are ornamentalpieces,

twardly4 extending flanges, at its: ends: These v platesare-securedby theirflanges to opposite if- 0 :sides of the girder 3 and extend'overthe lowerendsof the springsbars and 6, andthe bolts A71 and :Srest attheir lends in the-j girder-r3,

,and plates ,9. n

'i1-1, 411 are wooden blocks, placed"lbetweenf'".I5 :the plates `9, andthe adjacent sidesoff'the :girder `3. Y These blocks `are provided with transverse holes, lat a position `that `iswatua different distance romeachvof the edges of saidfblock. 10, `l() are bolts passing;through,"1"'80 j and pivotally securing, the blocks 11, ill-frin Vtheir position. These blocks` serve to support the springs'5 and, and they may s'bepturned Vto different angular positions arolundzxtluef boltseellO, so that'diiierent edgesofvthezblocks'5285 flfl'willengage under the springs'randr, and

:thus said springs may be readily adjustedsto different j positions, and supported therein, as indicated in Figure 1.

12 isa Vcross piece secured to a, spring'mo Aor' :in Vposition to form a footfrest. :for :the

childoccupying the seat-upon said spring.`

This foot-rest ismadeof metal-andisbent upward at the center, as indicatedfat 12a, Figure5,"so `as to conveniently engagebver aspring 6. l125,126 are lugs cutsoutioxthe -stripof metal 12, and bent downward so aas 'to'engage against the edges of the :spring `(3,. ancli-extend below the same,as shown :in :Figure The lugs 12b, 12b haveuaperturesf through their outer ends. 13 is a U-shaped spring having portions extending outward at right angles at the ends of its legs. These outwardly extending portions 13a, of the spring 13, engage in the apertures in the ends of the lugs 12b and the spring 13 engages under the bar 6, so as to hold the cross piece 12 in engagement with said bar. 13b is a shoulder formed upon the spring 13, which may resiliently engage against the bar 6, by turning the spring 13 about the portions 13a, engaged in the apertures in the lugs 12b.

The way of engaging these parts, is this The cross bar 12 is iirst placed across the Y bar 6, as indicated in Figure 5. A spring 13 is then bent by having its legs pressed toouter ends and a spring bent into a U-shapeA with its ends turned at right angles said endsl being adapted to engage in said apertures to form pivots, said spring being bent t0 form yielding lugs adapted to engage against and clainp the cross piece to said bar spring' at a point on the other side of said pivots from the U-shaped portion when the U-shaped portion of the securing spring is turned against the surface of said bar spring.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

" JOSEPH J. SHOEMAKER.

ward each other and the outwardly extending parts 13a are allowed to spring outward into the apertures in the lugs 12b. The spring 13 being. at this time, in a vertical downward position, the outwardly extending ends are easily engaged in the apertures in the lugs 12b. After this engagement is made the loop of the spring 13 is turned upward against the side of the bar 6 as shown in Figure 11. The shoulder 13b7 is carried past its center, so that it will be held by the forces developed by its resilience in its locked position, and will bind the foot-rest to the bar.

The pivoted vblocks afford angularly yielding supports for the bar springs, which facilitates the action of the same.

VWhat I claim is 1. In an apparatus of the kind described,

the combination of a base having a vertical side and having an edge engaging said spring, said block being adapted to support said spring by its edge engaging thereunder at a distance from the pivot of said spring.

2. In an apparatus ofv the kind described, the combination of a base having a vertical side, abar spring secured at one end to said side of said base, so as to turn about its secur- Y ing pointV and extending in an inclined direc- 60' tion, a block having edges adapted to engage under said spring at a distance from the pivot of said spring said block being rotatably secured to said side of said base so as to turn parallel thereto and adapted to support said spring at its engaging edge, said block being pivoted at a point at different distances from its edges, whereby it is adapted to be turned to have its different edges engage under said spring to support the saine at different angular positions.

3. In an apparatus of the kind described the combination of a fiat bar spring, a foot- Arest extending transversely to said spring,

lugs extending parallel to each otherV at right angles to said foot-rest upon opposite sides Vof said sprlng and having apertures in their 

